List of European supercentenarians
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This is an incomplete list of verified European
supercentenarian
s (people from Europe
who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been over 300 verified supercentenarians from Europe
. The oldest European ever was French
woman Jeanne Calment
, who died at the age of 122 years 164 days. As of , there are 29verified living supercentenarians, along with 5 pending and 18 unverified in Europe, the oldest of whom is French
woman Marcelle Narbonne
age .
research, such as the Gerontology Research Group
. Those listed as 'pending' have attained lifespans backed by at least one document, but not the three necessary for validation according to the standards of modern longevity research. Those listed as 'unverified' are backed by no documentary evidence, as yet.
a Narbonne was born in French Algeria
. It is now Algeria
.
b Mitušova was born in Lithuania
.
c Kowalski was born in Wicyniu, near Lviv
, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Ukraine.
d Lisowska was born in Belarus
.
e Richard was born in Belgium.
f Wood was born in Guernsey
, a Crown Dependency
of the United Kingdom.
g Carli was born in Italy.
a Zohos was born in the Kingdom of Greece
. It is now Greece.
b Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then part of the Russian Empire
. It is now in Moldova
.
a Pizzinato was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
b Primout was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
c Narbonne was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
d d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then part of the British Raj
. It is now in India
.
e Rein was born in Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which was then part of the German Empire
. It is now in Poland.
European people
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supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
s (people from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been over 300 verified supercentenarians from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The oldest European ever was French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
woman Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
, who died at the age of 122 years 164 days. As of , there are 29verified living supercentenarians, along with 5 pending and 18 unverified in Europe, the oldest of whom is French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
woman Marcelle Narbonne
Marcelle Narbonne
Marcelle Narbonne is the oldest living person in France and in Europe. She is also the 9th-oldest person in the world. She and Marie-Thérèse Bardet are the last 2 verified living French people born before 1900.-Biography:...
age .
Living European supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from Europe. Those whose lifespan is listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevityLongevity
The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
research, such as the Gerontology Research Group
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
. Those listed as 'pending' have attained lifespans backed by at least one document, but not the three necessary for validation according to the standards of modern longevity research. Those listed as 'unverified' are backed by no documentary evidence, as yet.
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelle Narbonne Marcelle Narbonne Marcelle Narbonne is the oldest living person in France and in Europe. She is also the 9th-oldest person in the world. She and Marie-Thérèse Bardet are the last 2 verified living French people born before 1900.-Biography:... |
F | 25 March 1898 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| 2 | Marie-Thérèse Bardet | F | 2 June 1898 | France | |
| 3 | Stella Nardari-Vecchiato | F | 23 December 1898 | Italy | |
| (A)ksēnija Mitušova | F | 10 February 1899 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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| 4 | Maria Redaelli-Granoli | F | 3 April 1899 | Italy | |
| 5 | Violet Wood Violet Wood Violet Jane Wood of Whitstable is an English supercentenarian, At the age of , Wood is the oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 112-year-old Margaret Fish on 12 March 2011.-Life:... |
F | 2 September 1899 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 6 | Emma Morano | F | 29 November 1899 | Italy | |
| 7 | Grace Jones | F | 7 December 1899 | United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Ellen Watson | F | 3 January 1900 | United Kingdom | |
| Józef Kowalski Józef Kowalski Józef Kowalski is, at age 111, thought to be Poland's oldest living man. He is thought to be the oldest verified military veteran in the world, following the death of Gertrude Noone. He is also the only living verified veteran of the 1919-1921 Polish-Soviet War. Kowalski served in the 22nd Uhlan... |
M | 2 February 1900 | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| Apolonia Lisowska | F | 18 February 1900 | Poland | ||
| 9 | Maria Gravigi | F | 3 March 1900 | Italy | |
| Viktor Avilov Viktor Avilov Viktor Ivanovich Avilov was a Russian diplomat.Avilov graduated from Saratov University in 1928 and went on to study at the Higher Diplomatic School of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs... |
M | 30 April 1900 | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| 10 | Anita Tiburni | F | 3 May 1900 | Italy | |
| Petro Lyzan | M | 12 May 1900 | Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
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| 11 | Ethel Lang | F | 27 May 1900 | United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Paule Bronzini | F | 7 July 1900 | France | |
| 13 | Margaret Cooke | F | 15 September 1900 | United Kingdom | |
| Philomène Courbon | F | 15 September 1900 | France | ||
| 14 | Germaine Degueldre | F | 26 September 1900 | Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
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| 15 | Jan Goossenaerts Jan Goossenaerts Joannes "Jan" Aloïsius Goossenaerts is a Belgian supercentenarian. Since the death of Stanley Lucas of the United Kingdom he has been the oldest living man in Europe. He is currently the world's third-oldest living man. The Gerontology Research Group lists him as the fifty-six oldest living... |
M | 30 October 1900 | Belgium | |
| 16 | Angela Rogges | F | 19 November 1900 | Italy | |
| 17 | Maria Richard | F | 28 November 1900 | France | |
| 18 | Eugénie Dauzat | F | 6 December 1900 | France | |
| 19 | Maria Cristina Cappelli | F | 8 December 1900 | Italy | |
| 20 | Hermine Nistler | F | 24 December 1900 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| 21 | Irene Pearce | F | 5 January 1901 | United Kingdom | |
| 22 | Vitalia Scodina | F | 14 February 1901 | Italy | |
| 23 | Giovanni Ligato | M | 18 February 1901 | Italy | |
| 24 | Florence Green Florence Green Florence Beatrice Green is the last known living veteran of the First World War. She was a member of the Women's Royal Air Force.-Biography:... |
F | 19 February 1901 | United Kingdom | |
| 25 | Olive Deschamps | F | 22 February 1901 | France | |
| 26 | Émilienne Nacry | F | 10 March 1901 | France | |
| 27 | Ellaline Redmond | F | 20 March 1901 | United Kingdom | |
| Maria Felícia Bento | F | 13 April 1901 | Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
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| 28 | Magdeleine Mièze | F | 28 April 1901 | France | |
| Łucja Sobolewska | F | 8 May 1901 | Poland | ||
| 29 | Concetta La Rocca | F | 4 June 1901 | Italy | |
| Olympe Amaury | F | 19 June 1901 | France | ||
| Francisco Fernández | M | 24 July 1901 | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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| Rosa Frau | F | 12 August 1901 | Italy | ||
| Janet Roberts | F | 13 August 1901 | United Kingdom | ||
| Kathleen Grimwood | F | 19 August 1901 | United Kingdom | ||
| Ernesta Pizzocri | F | 20 August 1901 | Italy | ||
| Giuseppe Mirabella | M | 6 September 1901 | Italy | ||
| Rosa Bandini | F | 11 September 1901 | Italy | ||
| Francisca Garcia Torres | F | 13 September 1901 | Spain | ||
| Jeanne Rannou | F | 14 September 1901 | France | ||
| Odette Ambühler | F | 17 September 1901 | France | ||
| Suzanne Hallet | F | 17 September 1901 | France | ||
| Cacilia Buchinger | F | 27 September 1901 | Austria | ||
| Maud Ellis | F | 28 September 1901 | United Kingdom | ||
| Maria Giovanna Giudice | F | 28 September 1901 | Italy |
a Narbonne was born in French Algeria
French Algeria
French Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems. From 1848 until independence, the whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France, much like Corsica and Réunion are to this day. The vast arid interior of Algeria, like the rest...
. It is now Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
.
b Mitušova was born in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
.
c Kowalski was born in Wicyniu, near Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Ukraine.
d Lisowska was born in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
.
e Richard was born in Belgium.
f Wood was born in Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, a Crown Dependency
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
of the United Kingdom.
g Carli was born in Italy.
Living European emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of | Country of birth | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dina Manfredini | F | 4 April 1897 | Italy | United States | |
| Mersene Zohos | F | 16 March 1900 | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
United States | ||
| 2 | Amelia England | F | 15 May 1900 | United Kingdom | United States | |
| 3 | Avice Clarke | F | 17 May 1900 | United Kingdom | United States | |
| Mary Dubyna | F | 22 September 1900 | Poland | Canada | ||
| Goldie Steinberg | F | 30 October 1900 | Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
United States | ||
| Marietta Capizzi | F | 29 January 1901 | Italy | United States | ||
| Elsie Rich | F | 6 August 1901 | Austria | United States |
a Zohos was born in the Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers...
. It is now Greece.
b Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then part of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. It is now in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
.
Oldest supercentenarians in Europe top 50
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne Calment Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the... |
F | 21 February 1875 | 4 August 1997 | 122 years, 164 days | France |
| 2 | Charlotte Hughes | F | 1 August 1877 | 17 March 1993 | 115 years, 228 days | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Aniţica Butariu | F | 17 June 1882 | 21 November 1997 | 115 years, 157 days | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
| 4 | Maria de Jesus Maria de Jesus Maria de Jesus dos Santos was a Portuguese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest verified living person for 37 days, until her death at 115 years 114 days. She assumed this status after the 26 November 2008 death of American Edna Parker, who was 115 years 220 days old... |
F | 10 September 1893 | 2 January 2009 | 115 years, 114 days | Portugal |
| 5 | Henny van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper was the oldest person ever in the history of the Netherlands , and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest recognized person in the world until her death Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper (née Schipper) (29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was the... |
F | 29 June 1890 | 30 August 2005 | 115 years, 62 days | Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
| 6 | Marie Brémont Marie Brémont Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death. This means she was the oldest living person at the turn of the century, and the new millenium, and therefore the person with the earliest... |
F | 25 April 1886 | 6 June 2001 | 115 years, 42 days | France |
| 7 | Annie Jennings Annie Jennings Annie Jennings, née Thomas was a British supercentenarian and the world's second oldest living person, after American Sarah Knauss, at Jennings' death at age 115 years 8 days. Jennings hailed from Chesterfield, Derbyshire where she celebrated her 114th birthday... |
F | 12 November 1884 | 20 November 1999 | 115 years, 8 days | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Eva Morris Eva Morris Eva Morris née Sharpe was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records, from December 1999 until November 2000... |
F | 8 November 1885 | 2 November 2000 | 114 years, 360 days | United Kingdom |
| 9 | Maria do Couto Maia | F | 24 October 1890 | 25 July 2005 | 114 years, 274 days | Portugal |
| 10 | Venere Pizzinato | F | 23 November 1896 | 2 August 2011 | 114 years, 252 days | Italy |
| 11 | M.A.C.C. | F | 10 June 1881 | 16 January 1996 | 114 years, 220 days | Spain |
| 12 | Anna Eliza Williams Anna Eliza Williams Anna Eliza Williams was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person in the world during 1987.... |
F | 2 June 1873 | 27 December 1987 | 114 years, 208 days | United Kingdom |
| 13 | Lydie Vellard | F | 18 March 1875 | 17 September 1989 | 114 years, 183 days | France |
| 14 | Camille Loiseau | F | 13 February 1892 | 12 August 2006 | 114 years, 180 days | France |
| 15 | Anne Primout | F | 5 October 1890 | 26 March 2005 | 114 years, 172 days | France |
| 16 | Lucy Jane Askew | F | 8 September 1883 | 9 December 1997 | 114 years, 92 days | United Kingdom |
| 17 | M.C.L.L. | F | 3 April 1883 | 3 July 1997 | 114 years, 91 days | Spain |
| 18 | Joan Riudavets Joan Riudavets Joan Riudavets Moll was a Spanish supercentenarian and at the time of his death, was believed to be the oldest verified person ever in the history of Spain. However, subsequent research by the International Database on Longevity has revealed that there were two anonymous women who were older than... |
M | 15 December 1889 | 5 March 2004 | 114 years, 81 days | Spain |
| 19 | Florrie Baldwin Florrie Baldwin Florence Emily Baldwin, née Davies was, at the time of her death, the oldest living person in the United Kingdom and Europe.-Biography:... |
F | 31 March 1896 | 8 May 2010 | 114 years, 38 days | United Kingdom |
| 20 | Amy Hulmes Amy Hulmes Amy Isabel Hulmes née Matthews from Bury, Lancashire, England was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person in Britain until her death, at the age of 114 years and 22 days. She was also thought to be the oldest person in the world, before the discovery of Maude Farris-Luse who was nine... |
F | 5 October 1887 | 27 October 2001 | 114 years, 22 days | United Kingdom |
| 21 | Virginia Dighero | F | 24 December 1891 | 28 December 2005 | 114 years, 4 days | Italy |
| 22 | Rosa Ann Comfort | F | 21 January 1879 | 6 November 1992 | 113 years, 290 days | United Kingdom |
| 23 | Clémentine Solignac | F | 7 September 1894 | 25 May 2008 | 113 years, 261 days | France |
| 24 | Marcelle Narbonne Marcelle Narbonne Marcelle Narbonne is the oldest living person in France and in Europe. She is also the 9th-oldest person in the world. She and Marie-Thérèse Bardet are the last 2 verified living French people born before 1900.-Biography:... |
F | 25 March 1898 | Living | Living in France | |
| 25 | Carmen Figueiroa | F | 28 October 1883 | 25 May 1997 | 113 years, 209 days | Spain |
| 26 | Manuela Fernández Manuela Fernández-Fojaco Manuela Fernández Fojaco was the fifth-oldest living person, the oldest person in Europe and the oldest living person in Spain at the time of her death, at the age of 113 years, 202 days... |
F | 18 June 1895 | 6 January 2009 | 113 years, 202 days | Spain |
| 27 | Lucy d'Abreu Lucy d'Abreu Lucy Victoria d'Abreu née d'Souza was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom from April 2004 until her death... |
F | 24 May 1892 | 7 December 2005 | 113 years, 197 days | United Kingdom |
| 28 | Germaine Haye Germaine Haye Germaine Haye née Germain was a supercentenarian and France's oldest living person for about a year, following the death of 115-year-old Marie Brémont on June 6, 2001 until her own death at age 113 years 190 days... |
F | 10 October 1888 | 18 April 2002 | 113 years, 190 days | France |
| 29 | Marie-Simone Capony Marie-Simone Capony Marie-Simone Capony was, at age 113, the oldest living person in France for more than a year and a retired teacher. She became the French doyenne following the death of 114-year-old Camille Loiseau in August 2006. At the time of her death, aged 113 years and 185 days, due to heart failure, she... |
F | 14 March 1894 | 15 September 2007 | 113 years, 185 days | France |
| 30 | Marie-Thérèse Bardet | F | 2 June 1898 | Living | Living in France | |
| 31 | Teresa Fumarola | F | 2 December 1889 | 14 May 2003 | 113 years, 163 days | Italy |
| 32 | Daisy Adams | F | 30 June 1880 | 8 December 1993 | 113 years, 161 days | United Kingdom |
| 33 | Mathilde Aussant Mathilde Aussant Mathilde Aussant was a French supercentenarian who was at the time of her death the oldest verified person in France.-Biography:... |
F | 27 February 1898 | 23 July 2011 | 113 years, 146 days | France |
| 34 | Lucia Lauria | F | 4 March 1896 | 28 June 2009 | 113 years, 116 days | Italy |
| 35 | Catharina van Dam | F | 20 November 1887 | 16 February 2001 | 113 years, 88 days | Netherlands |
| 36 | Maria Nunes da Silva | F | 7 July 1898 | 26 September 2011 | 113 years, 81 days | Portugal |
| 37 | Henry Allingham Henry Allingham Henry William Allingham was a British supercentenarian, First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world... |
M | 6 June 1896 | 18 July 2009 | 113 years, 42 days | United Kingdom |
| 38 | Annie Scott | F | 15 March 1883 | 21 April 1996 | 113 years, 37 days | United Kingdom |
| 39 | Catarina Carreiro | F | 9 January 1891 | 13 February 2004 | 113 years, 35 days | Portugal |
| 40 | Ruby Gilliam | F | 21 September 1885 | 22 October 1998 | 113 years, 31 days | United Kingdom |
| 41 | Ida Frabboni | F | 4 October 1896 | 2 November 2009 | 113 years, 29 days | Italy |
| 42 | Astrid Zachrison Astrid Zachrison Elin Astrid Sofia Zachrison was a Swedish supercentenarian. She became Sweden's oldest person ever on 6 October 2007, surpassing the age attained by Elsa Moberg. She is the second oldest Nordic person on record, after Christian Mortensen of Denmark.Zachrison was born in Åby in Fliseryd, west of... |
F | 15 May 1895 | 15 May 2008 | 113 years, 0 days | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| 43 | Maria Laqua | F | 12 February 1889 | 9 February 2002 | 112 years, 362 days | Germany |
| 44 | Pauline Chabanny | F | 20 August 1881 | 13 August 1994 | 112 years, 358 days | France |
| 45 | Giulia Sani | F | 15 September 1893 | 4 September 2006 | 112 years, 354 days | Italy |
| 46 | Antonio Todde Antonio Todde Antonio Todde He was the oldest man in the world from the death of American John Painter until Todde's own death on January 3, 2002, at age 112 years, 346 days... |
M | 22 January 1889 | 3 January 2002 | 112 years, 346 days | Italy |
| 47 | Stella Nardari-Vecchiato | F | 23 December 1898 | Living | Living in Italy | |
| 48 | Rebecca Hewison | F | 19 October 1881 | 22 September 1994 | 112 years, 338 days | United Kingdom |
| 49 | Rosa Rein Rosa Rein Rosa Rein was a Swiss supercentenarian, and the oldest living person in Switzerland since the 3 September 2006 death of 110-year-old Anna Ringier-Kieser, and as of 20 June 2008 their new longevity recordholder. She was one of the 15 verified oldest living people at the time of her death... |
F | 24 March 1897 | 14 February 2010 | 112 years, 327 days | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| 50 | John Evans John Evans (supercentenarian) John Evans of Fforestfach, Swansea was the longest-lived authenticated man ever from the United Kingdom from 27 May 1989 until 29 March 2009, when Henry Allingham broke his record... |
M | 19 August 1877 | 10 June 1990 | 112 years, 295 days | United Kingdom |
a Pizzinato was born in Ala, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. It is now in Italy.
b Primout was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
c Narbonne was born in French Algeria. It is now Algeria.
d d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then part of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. It is now in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
e Rein was born in Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which was then part of the German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
. It is now in Poland.
Addendum
| No. | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Jeanne Dumaine | F | 19 March 1886 | 3 January 1999 | 112 years, 290 days | France |
European emigrant supercentenarians top 5
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Country of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Mortensen Christian Mortensen Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen , known as an adult as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish supercentenarian. At the time of his death he was 115 years and 252 days old—the longest fully authenticated lifespan of any male in history... |
M | 16 August 1882 | 25 April 1998 | 115 years, 252 days | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
United States |
| 2 | Dina Manfredini | F | 4 April 1897 | Living | Italy | Living in United States | |
| 3 | Grace Clawson | F | 15 November 1887 | 28 May 2002 | 114 years, 194 days | United Kingdom | United States |
| 4 | Charlotte Benkner Charlotte Benkner Charlotte Benkner née Enterlein was an American supercentenarian and the oldest verified living person from November 2003 until sufficient documentation was found to validate the age of Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan of Puerto Rico in March 2004... |
F | 16 November 1889 | 14 May 2004 | 114 years, 180 days | Germany | United States |
| 5 | Miriam Carpelan | F | 8 July 1882 | 22 June 1996 | 113 years, 350 days | United Kingdom | United States |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Europe since 1947
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 14 January 1947 | Sarah Olive Fitt | F | ? – 108 | 16 November 1838 – 14 January 1947 108 years, 59 days |
United Kingdom |
| 14 January 1947 | 19 March 1948 |
Elizabeth Sellwood | F | 106 – 107 | 21 June 1840 – 19 March 1948 107 years, 272 days |
United Kingdom |
| 19 March 1948 | 29 June 1948 ( days) |
Petronella Braams | F | 106 | 8 December 1841 – 29 June 1948 106 years, 204 days |
Netherlands |
| 29 June 1948 | 22 December 1951 |
Matilda Coppins | F | 105 – 109 | 11 October 1842 – 22 December 1951 109 years, 72 days |
United Kingdom |
| 22 December 1951 | 18 April 1954 |
Marie Flassayer | F | 107 – 109 | 13 June 1844 – 18 April 1954 109 years, 309 days |
France |
| 18 April 1954 | 1 December 1954 ( days) |
Julia Gray | F | 107 | 21 March 1847 – 1 December 1954 107 years, 255 days |
United Kingdom |
| 1 December 1954 | 20 February 1957 |
Rosalia Spoto | F | 107 – 109 | 25 August 1847 – 20 February 1957 109 years, 179 days |
Italy |
| 20 February 1957 | 12 April 1957 ( days) |
Josephine Marchal | F | 107 | 27 April 1849 – 12 April 1957 107 years, 350 days |
Germany |
| 12 April 1957 | 7 October 1959 |
Christina Backs-Karnebeek | F | 107 – 110 | 2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959 110 years, 5 days |
Netherlands |
| 7 October 1959 | 24 November 1959 ( days) |
Marie Olsen | F | 109 | 1 May 1850 – 24 November 1959 109 years, 207 days |
Norway |
| 24 November 1959 | 9 December 1960 |
Wilhelmus Kostering | M | 108 – 109 | 22 November 1851 – 9 December 1960 109 years, 17 days |
Netherlands |
| 9 December 1960 | 19 September 1962 |
Ella Ille Rentel | F | 108 – 110 | 19 May 1852 – 19 September 1962 110 years, 123 days |
Germany |
| 19 September 1962 | 17 February 1963 ( days) |
Lovisa Svensson | F | 108 – 109 | 20 November 1853 – 17 February 1963 109 years, 89 days |
Sweden |
| 17 February 1963 | 8 October 1963 ( days) |
Ellen Dart | F | 108 | 1 November 1854 – 8 October 1963 108 years, 341 days |
United Kingdom |
| 8 October 1963 | 6 March 1965 |
Elizabeth Kensley | F | 108 – 109 | 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965 109 years, 298 days |
United Kingdom |
| 6 March 1965 | 24 July 1965 ( days) |
Auguste Pahl | F | 109 | 23 November 1855 – 24 July 1965 109 years, 243 days |
Germany |
| 24 July 1965 | 10 January 1966 ( days) |
Hannah Smith Hannah Smith (supercentenarian) Hannah Smith was born in Salford, England and lived to become a British supercentenarian and the oldest recognised living person in the world.... |
F | 109 – 110 | 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966 110 years, 3 days |
United Kingdom |
| 10 January 1966 | 21 March 1968 |
John Turner John Mosely Turner John Mosely Turner was a British supercentenarian and the oldest recognised living person for more than two years... |
M | 109 – 111 | 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days |
United Kingdom |
| 21 March 1968 | 11 January 1970 |
Ada Roe Ada Roe Ada Roe, née Giddings was a British supercentenarian. She was born in Islington, England, and moved to Lowestoft over 60 years before her death with her husband, who died shortly afterwards. Roe was the oldest recognised living person between c. October 1968 and her death aged 111 years 339 days... |
F | 110 – 111 | 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970 111 years, 339 days |
United Kingdom |
| 11 January 1970 | 27 February 1973 |
Josefa Salas Mateo | F | 109 – 112 | 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days |
Spain |
| 27 February 1973 | 18 August 1973 ( days) |
Alice Stevenson Alice Stevenson Alice Stevenson was born at Piccadilly, England and became a British supercentenarian. She was the oldest recognised living person in the world between the death of 112-year-old Josefa Salas Mateo on 27 February 1973 and Stevenson's own death, aged 112 years 39 days when she died at Sutton,... |
F | 111 – 112 | 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973 112 years, 39 days |
United Kingdom |
| 18 August 1973 | 31 October 1973 ( days) |
Elizabeth Watkins | F | 110 | 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973 110 years, 235 days |
United Kingdom |
| 31 October 1973 | 9 March 1974 ( days) |
Frederick Butterfield Frederick Butterfield Frederick Victor Butterfield of Harrogate, England became the world's oldest man on 5 May 1973 after the death of Friedrich Wedeking. He was succeeded by the now disputed case of Shigechiyo Izumi. Born at Thirsk, he qualified as a chemist in 1885 after training for five years... |
M | 109 – 110 | 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974 110 years, 9 days |
United Kingdom |
| 9 March 1974 | 24 December 1975 |
Rose Heeley | F | 109 – 111 | 25 August 1864 – 24 December 1975 111 years, 121 days |
United Kingdom |
| 24 December 1975 | 25 April 1978 |
Virginie Duhem | F | 109 – 111 | 2 August 1866 – 25 April 1978 111 years, 266 days |
France |
| 25 April 1978 | 5 February 1979 ( days) |
Katharina Braun | F | 110 – 111 | 23 September 1867 – 5 February 1979 111 years, 135 days |
Germany |
| 5 February 1979 | 14 April 1979 ( days) |
Frédérique Noël | F | 109 – 110 | 10 June 1868 – 14 April 1979 110 years, 308 days |
France |
| 14 April 1979 | 20 October 1980 |
Florence Pannell | F | 110 – 111 | 26 December 1868 – 20 October 1980 111 years, 299 days |
United Kingdom |
| 20 October 1980 | 8 March 1981 ( days) |
Augustine Tessier | F | 111 – 112 | 2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981 112 years, 65 days |
France |
| 8 March 1981 | 5 January 1982 ( days) |
Janetta Thomas | F | 111 – 112 | 2 December 1869 – 5 January 1982 112 years, 34 days |
United Kingdom |
| 5 January 1982 | 9 October 1982 ( days) |
Alice Brewster | F | 110 – 111 | 16 September 1871 – 9 October 1982 111 years, 23 days |
United Kingdom |
| 9 October 1982 | 22 July 1983 ( days) |
Petronella Ribbens | F | 109 – 110 | 2 February 1873 – 22 July 1983 110 years, 170 days |
Netherlands |
| 22 July 1983 | 27 December 1987 |
Anna Eliza Williams Anna Eliza Williams Anna Eliza Williams was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person in the world during 1987.... |
F | 110 – 114 | 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987 114 years, 208 days |
United Kingdom |
| 27 December 1987 | 4 August 1997 |
Jeanne Calment Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the... |
F | 112 – 122 | 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days |
France |
| 4 August 1997 | 21 November 1997 ( days) |
Aniţica Butariu | F | 115 | 17 June 1882 – 21 November 1997 115 years, 157 days |
Romania |
| 21 November 1997 | 9 December 1997 ( days) |
Lucy Jane Askew | F | 114 | 8 September 1883 – 9 December 1997 114 years, 92 days |
United Kingdom |
| 9 December 1997 | 20 November 1999 |
Annie Jennings Annie Jennings Annie Jennings, née Thomas was a British supercentenarian and the world's second oldest living person, after American Sarah Knauss, at Jennings' death at age 115 years 8 days. Jennings hailed from Chesterfield, Derbyshire where she celebrated her 114th birthday... |
F | 113 – 115 | 12 November 1884 – 20 November 1999 115 years, 8 days |
United Kingdom |
| 20 November 1999 | 2 November 2000 ( days) |
Eva Morris Eva Morris Eva Morris née Sharpe was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records, from December 1999 until November 2000... |
F | 114 | 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000 114 years, 360 days |
United Kingdom |
| 2 November 2000 | 6 June 2001 ( days) |
Marie Brémont Marie Brémont Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death. This means she was the oldest living person at the turn of the century, and the new millenium, and therefore the person with the earliest... |
F | 114 – 115 | 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001 115 years, 42 days |
France |
| 6 June 2001 | 27 October 2001 ( days) |
Amy Isabel Hulmes Amy Hulmes Amy Isabel Hulmes née Matthews from Bury, Lancashire, England was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person in Britain until her death, at the age of 114 years and 22 days. She was also thought to be the oldest person in the world, before the discovery of Maude Farris-Luse who was nine... |
F | 113 – 114 | 5 October 1887 – 27 October 2001 114 years, 22 days |
United Kingdom |
| 27 October 2001 | 18 April 2002 ( days) |
Germaine Haye Germaine Haye Germaine Haye née Germain was a supercentenarian and France's oldest living person for about a year, following the death of 115-year-old Marie Brémont on June 6, 2001 until her own death at age 113 years 190 days... |
F | 113 | 10 October 1888 – 18 April 2002 113 years, 190 days |
France |
| 18 April 2002 | 14 May 2003 |
Teresa Fumarola | F | 112 – 113 | 2 December 1889 – 14 May 2003 113 years, 163 days |
Italy |
| 14 May 2003 | 5 March 2004 ( days) |
Joan Riudavets Joan Riudavets Joan Riudavets Moll was a Spanish supercentenarian and at the time of his death, was believed to be the oldest verified person ever in the history of Spain. However, subsequent research by the International Database on Longevity has revealed that there were two anonymous women who were older than... |
M | 113 – 114 | 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days |
Spain |
| 5 March 2004 | 30 August 2005 |
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper was the oldest person ever in the history of the Netherlands , and from 29 May 2004 was thought to be the oldest recognized person in the world until her death Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper (née Schipper) (29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was the... |
F | 113 – 115 | 29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005 115 years, 62 days |
Netherlands |
| 30 August 2005 | 28 December 2005 ( days) |
Virginia Dighero | F | 113 – 114 | 24 December 1891 – 28 December 2005 114 years, 4 days |
Italy |
| 28 December 2005 | 12 August 2006 ( days) |
Camille Loiseau | F | 113 – 114 | 13 February 1892 – 12 August 2006 114 years, 180 days |
France |
| 12 August 2006 | 2 January 2009 |
Maria de Jesus Maria de Jesus Maria de Jesus dos Santos was a Portuguese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest verified living person for 37 days, until her death at 115 years 114 days. She assumed this status after the 26 November 2008 death of American Edna Parker, who was 115 years 220 days old... |
F | 112 – 115 | 10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days |
Portugal |
| 2 January 2009 | 6 January 2009 ( days) |
Manuela Fernández Manuela Fernández-Fojaco Manuela Fernández Fojaco was the fifth-oldest living person, the oldest person in Europe and the oldest living person in Spain at the time of her death, at the age of 113 years, 202 days... |
F | 113 | 18 June 1895 – 6 January 2009 113 years, 202 days |
Spain |
| 6 January 2009 | 28 June 2009 ( days) |
Lucia Lauria | F | 112 – 113 | 4 March 1896 – 28 June 2009 113 years, 116 days |
Italy |
| 28 June 2009 | 8 May 2010 ( days) |
Florrie Baldwin Florrie Baldwin Florence Emily Baldwin, née Davies was, at the time of her death, the oldest living person in the United Kingdom and Europe.-Biography:... |
F | 113 – 114 | 31 March 1896 – 8 May 2010 114 years, 38 days |
United Kingdom |
| 8 May 2010 | 2 August 2011 |
Venere Pizzinato | F | 113 – 114 | 23 November 1896 – 2 August 2011 114 years, 252 days |
Italy |
| 2 August 2011 | Present ( days) |
Marcelle Narbonne Marcelle Narbonne Marcelle Narbonne is the oldest living person in France and in Europe. She is also the 9th-oldest person in the world. She and Marie-Thérèse Bardet are the last 2 verified living French people born before 1900.-Biography:... |
F | 113* | born 25 March 1898 age |
Living in France |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Europe since 1984
| From | To | Name | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 11 January 1984 | Andrei Kuznetsoff | ? – 110 | 17 October 1873 – 11 January 1984 110 years, 86 days |
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
| 11 January 1984 | 5 January 1987 |
Herman Smith-Johannsen Herman Smith-Johannsen Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen, CM was a Norwegian-Canadian supercentenarian who gained widespread recognition for being one of the first people to introduce the sport of cross-country skiing to Canada and North America... |
108 – 111 | 15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987 111 years, 204 days |
Norway |
| 5 January 1987 | 10 June 1990 |
John Evans John Evans (supercentenarian) John Evans of Fforestfach, Swansea was the longest-lived authenticated man ever from the United Kingdom from 27 May 1989 until 29 March 2009, when Henry Allingham broke his record... |
109 – 112 | 19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days |
United Kingdom |
| 10 June 1990 | 18 June 1990 ( days) |
Henri Pérignon | 110 | 14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990 110 years, 247 days |
France |
| 18 June 1990 | 22 May 1991 ( days) |
Domenico Minervino | 110 – 111 | 10 May 1880 – 22 May 1991 111 years, 12 days |
Italy |
| 21 May 1991 | 20 January 1994 |
Josep Armengol | 109 – 112 | 23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days |
Spain |
| 20 January 1994 | 26 January 1994 ( days) |
Pablo Morales | 110 | 15 January 1884 – 26 January 1994 110 years, 11 days |
Spain |
| 26 January 1994 | 29 December 1995 |
Emile Fourcade | 109 – 111 | 29 July 1884 – 29 December 1995 111 years, 153 days |
France |
| 29 December 1995 | 7 February 1996 ( days) |
Bernard Delhom | 110 | 9 July 1885 – 7 February 1996 110 years, 213 days |
France |
| 7 February 1996 | 1 January 1997 ( days) |
Valentino Stella | 110 | 2 January 1886 – 1 January 1997 110 years, 365 days |
Italy |
| 1 January 1997 | 9 September 1997 ( days) |
Gregorio Morino | 110 | 24 December 1886 – 9 September 1997 110 years, 259 days |
Spain |
| 9 September 1997 | 28 August 1998 ( days) |
Antonio Baldo | 110 – 111 | 6 July 1887 – 28 August 1998 111 years, 53 days |
Italy |
| 28 August 1998 | 15 November 1999 |
Antonio Urrea | 110 – 111 | 16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999 111 years, 272 days |
Spain |
| 15 November 1999 | 3 January 2002 |
Antonio Todde Antonio Todde Antonio Todde He was the oldest man in the world from the death of American John Painter until Todde's own death on January 3, 2002, at age 112 years, 346 days... |
110 – 112 | 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002 112 years, 346 days |
Italy |
| 3 January 2002 | 5 March 2004 |
Joan Riudavets Joan Riudavets Joan Riudavets Moll was a Spanish supercentenarian and at the time of his death, was believed to be the oldest verified person ever in the history of Spain. However, subsequent research by the International Database on Longevity has revealed that there were two anonymous women who were older than... |
112 – 114 | 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days |
Spain |
| 5 March 2004 | 2 March 2005 ( days) |
Hermann Dörnemann Hermann Dörnemann Hermann Dörnemann of Germany was hailed in the press as the oldest living man in the world upon the death of 113-year-old American Fred Hale on 19 November 2004... |
110 – 111 | 27 May 1893 – 2 March 2005 111 years, 279 days |
Germany |
| 2 March 2005 | 10 November 2006 |
Maurice Floquet Maurice Floquet Maurice Noël Floquet was, at age 111, France's oldest man on record and was one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I. He was, at the age of 111 years and 320 days, France's longest-lived soldier ever. Moreover, Maurice was France's oldest living man for more than four years... |
110 – 111 | 25 December 1894 – 10 November 2006 111 years, 320 days |
France |
| 10 November 2006 | 18 July 2009 |
Henry Allingham Henry Allingham Henry William Allingham was a British supercentenarian, First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world... |
110 – 113 | 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days |
United Kingdom |
| 18 July 2009 | 25 July 2009 ( days) |
Harry Patch Harry Patch Henry John "Harry" Patch , known in his latter years as "the Last Fighting Tommy", was a British supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War... |
111 | 17 June 1898 – 25 July 2009 111 years, 38 days |
United Kingdom |
| 25 July 2009 | 21 June 2010 ( days) |
Stanley Lucas | 109 – 110 | 15 January 1900 – 21 June 2010 110 years, 157 days |
United Kingdom |
| 21 June 2010 | Present |
Jan Goossenaerts Jan Goossenaerts Joannes "Jan" Aloïsius Goossenaerts is a Belgian supercentenarian. Since the death of Stanley Lucas of the United Kingdom he has been the oldest living man in Europe. He is currently the world's third-oldest living man. The Gerontology Research Group lists him as the fifty-six oldest living... |
109 – 111* | born 30 October 1900 age |
Living in Belgium |